Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-03

SCTlDtu II sections I ana Slall not dp-
ply to any railroad company owning and
operating less than twenty-five miles OF
road, and whose track does not touch or
connect with any o;her railroad at more
than one point, ana which said road is
not under the management, control or
direction of the road with which it
connects. In all other respects such road
shall be subject to the provisions of the
acts.
The vote on the passage Of the bill was
ayes SO, nays So. Several members filed
reasons for voting "no;" among them
Mr.. Moore of Travis filed his for voting
that way at some length. He states,
among other reasons, that he voted no
because article 10, section . of the con-
stitution says the Legislature shall fix
railway rates. This bill says railroad
man, lawyer and farmer
shall fix the rates. The Legislature
cannot avoid or delegate q duty
required by specific constitutional provi-
sions. He would like to have q constltu-
tional amendment so that such a law
might be passed in the future. The vote
on the passage of the bill was as follows:
Baird. Bell of Cooke,
Bell OF Dsuton, Bisrd, Buchanan, Chap
man, Clark of Red River, Clark of Uvalde,
Curry, Davis of Falls, Fauoion, Fuller, Gar
ner, GarwOod, Gill, Graves, Hargis, Heath,
Hudgins, Humphreys of Wise, Hunt, jar
rott, johnson, Jones, Matejowsky, Nc
Caleb, Mechanism, Mckinney, Nelson,
Mills, Miner, Newton OF Tarrant, Mich
olson, Patterson, Payne, Prendergast,
Rugel, Sharp, Shields, Smith Of Bosqne,
Smith of Travis, Steel, Stringer, Voor-
hees, Waskom, Wilson, Wood, Woolsey,
Wright. Total, 90.
Nays-Bassett, Battle, Baylor, Blair,
Bransford, Clegg, Cone, Davis of Shelby,
Dolen, Ellison, Gilleiand, Goeth, Ores
ham, Groce, Huling, Humphreys of La
vaca, Kirlicks, Kennedy, jackson, Latham,
McGhee, Mcclure, Moore Of Travis, New
ton of Cherokee, Northington, Page,
Parker, Parks, Plumly, Richardson, Rob-
inson. Sadler, Shellburne, Showslter,
Staples, Tompkins, Williamson. Total,
81.
Absent-Light, Moore of Washington.
Total, >.
The House refused to reconsider the
railway commission bill.
Mr.. Hudgins offered resolution that
the answer OF Judge Willis TO the charges
in the proceedings for removal by address
determined by the House yesterday ad-
yerselY 10 Judge Willis, be spread upon
the journal. Adopted.
Mr.. BasSett By request presented a
memorial from citizens Of Galveston ask
ing that capital invested in manufactures
in Texas be exempt from taxation.
Mr.. Light presented by request mem
Orial from CITIZENS Of BeXar county which
was referred TO the committee On state
affairs.
By Mr.. Parker, resolution that as
Charles Goodnight and other land, cattle
and railroad corporations are abroad in
the land seeking whom they may deyour
and the Twentieth Legislature is in NOR
tsl dread Of being captured and carried
away to the Panhandle by some of these
unrestricted monsters, the Governor call
out the militia for protection from such
hobgobliugs. Ruled out of order.
BY Mr.. Baylor, a Joint resolution
amending section :, article IL, of the con-
stitution.
By Mr.. Cone, a bill to postpone taxes
in Atascosa, Gonzales, Karnes and Wilson
counties.
Br. Mr.. Voorhees,, prohibiting adver-
Using of lottery tickets.
By Mr.. Plumly, appropristing $4,000 to
the TillOtson Institute in Austin for the
mechanical and industrial education of
the colored youth of Texas; also q bill
creating the county of Calder, out Of
parts of Harris and Galveston counties,
with county seat at Alvin.
By special committee, House bill No.
54i providing for the building of granite
pOrticos on the east and west ends Of the
new C,pitol, and to purchase additional
grounds and to furnish the building.
Senate bill No. 10, Furnishing for fraud
ulent conversions of property, passed;
also Senate bill No. 10 providing penalty
for Intimidation of employees; also Senate
bill No. Ii, amending article $40 of the
Penal Code, providing against conviction
for homicide unless the dead body or por-
lions OF IL be produced; also Senate bill
No. 40 amending the law of procedure in
filing statements of facts in courts.
House bill No. $50, amending the gem
eral occupation tax law, was taken up as
special order, and after the adoption Of a
great number of amendments the bill
was ordered ergrossed by q vote of "a
to "a
ulSNl us HIS IS6SOU LOT Young
no that the features of the bill were too
discriminating.
Mr.. Wood voted no because he was op-
posed to indirect taxation of any kind.
The House refused to consider the bill,
and adjourned till O'Clock.
ATE NOON SESSION.
House bill No. 3ll, defining and pun
ishing pooling by railroads, was dis
cussed. Mr.. Gresham spoke against the
bill. It's provisions would imprison en-
ployes who might be sent here who would
be Ignorant of such law and would be
simply obeyiGg the orders OF superiors.
He urged the members not TO be carried
away with prejudice against an imaginary
evil. The bill was engrossed with an
inserting the word "know-
ingly" before the word attempt"
The House bill amending the incorpo-
ration law as to boards of equalization in
cities and towns passed.
House bills numbers ZIG, 93S and 142,
various sections of the code of
procedure, passed.
The following bills also passed: House
bill defining and Furnishing for usury
amending the lawsas to public weighers
amending tho law IS to appearance days;
amending the law as to custodians of
trust funds; requiring transfers on ap-
peals from justices of the peace courts |
to show the precinct in which the Of
lenses occurred; authorizing county CON-